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October 2, 2009

G160: Red Sox 6, Spiders 2

After giving up a double to start the game, Matsuzaka retired the next 12 Cleveland batters -- and had thrown only 56 pitches through the first four innings. In innings 2-3-4, he threw 34 pitches, 25 of which were strikes.

He fell into a rut in the fifth: three hits, two walks, two runs -- but he fanned Shin-Soo Choo with the bases loaded to escape further damage. Dice finished with a 6-5-2-3-7, 104 line.

Jacoby Ellsbury doubled to start the Boston first, stole third (# 69) and kept running as Kelly Shoppach's throw went into left field. Jason Varitek began the third with a double (!) as eight Boston batters faced Sowers (3-4-4-2-1, 69). Dustin Pedroia had a sac fly and Victor Martinez and Kevin Youkilis also drove in runs. Yook had a two-run double in the seventh.

Billy Wagner pitched for the second consecutive day for the first time as a member of the Red Sox. He struck out the two batters he faced, throwing only seven pitches.

The ALDS playoff match-ups can be finalized tonight if the Tigers beat the White Sox and the Twins lose to the Royals.

If that happens, then the Yankees will choose which LDS they want: Series A, which begins on Wednesday or Series B, which starts on Thursday. The dates for Games 2-5 are the same in each series; the off-day between Games 1 and 2 is the only difference.

Beets have a terrible rep, but trust me, throw em in a pan with the roast and let em soak up all those juices they're deelish. Also I have a polish background so I've been eatin dem shits since I was little.

lol L - you guys are invited over for sure! Once we have a place that's bigger than a closet - hopefully by next years Stratford trip.

Is anyone else listening on the radio? I could swear Dave O'Brien just read the wrong info for a player - said it was Peralta's 1st full season in the bigs, Indians are hoping he'll be an "impact player"???

Wow, that aponce guy is something else. A guy shows up at a blog where he doesn't know anyone, has never been before, and screams in all caps that everyone else is a moron. Way to make a first impression!

OH! I see how it is - BIG MAN, MISTER BLOG OWNER - censoring the TRUTH cause you can't HANDLE IT!

You'd rather live in ignorance and silence than be MARCHING DOWN PENNSYLVANIA AVE with pitchforks and the guns of brixton, knocking at the estate of MISTER PRESIDENT who we KNOW is black. Yes you ignorant fool! You are the problem with this contree!